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Reimplement and strengthen SNAP work requirements

Project 2025 recommends reimplementing SNAP work requirements and tightening state waiver availability.

Project 2025 said

Re-implement work requirements.
Chapter
10 · Department of Agriculture
Author
Daren Bakst
Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Printed page
300
PDF page
332
Last verified
August 16, 2026
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Compared with

Government did

Match: Strong Alignment

Public Law 119-21

Public Law 119-21 contains separate provisions affecting SNAP work requirements, Medicaid community engagement, border infrastructure, and federal student loans; each provision has its own implementation date.

Section 10102

Modifications to SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults

Section 10102 modifies SNAP work-requirement exceptions and waiver rules for able-bodied adults.

Action type
Federal Statute
Identifier
Public Law 119-21
Current status
Effective
In effect
Yes
Last verified
August 16, 2026

Why this match

Project 2025 calls for reimplementing work requirements and constraining waivers; Section 10102 changes statutory exceptions and waiver rules. The policy direction closely aligns, but the mechanisms and scope are not word-for-word identical.

How this can change

Reversibility: Difficult

Congressional Repeal Or Amendment

Congress can amend or repeal the federal provision, followed by presidential signature or a veto override. USDA administers the law; courts can review legal claims but do not repeal statutes.

Authority: Congress · President · Agency · Courts

Reversibility: Difficult

Congressional Repeal Or Amendment

Congress can amend or repeal Section 71119, followed by presidential signature or a veto override. CMS and states implement the statute; courts can review implementation and legal claims.

Authority: Congress · President · Agency · Courts · States

Reversibility: Difficult

Funding Restoration

Congress can modify authorized uses or rescind unobligated funds through later legislation, ordinarily with presidential signature or a veto override. CBP administers the appropriation; courts can review legal challenges.

Authority: Congress · President · Agency · Courts

Reversibility: Difficult

Congressional Repeal Or Amendment

Restoring statutory Grad PLUS authority generally requires Congress to amend the law, followed by presidential signature or a veto override. The Education Department implements transition rules; courts can review legal claims.

Authority: Congress · President · Agency · Courts

Legislative votes

Senate roll call 372

119th Congress · July 1, 2025 · Passed 51–50, with the Vice President voting yea

On Passage of H.R. 1, as amended

House roll call 190

119th Congress · July 3, 2025 · Passed 218–214

On motion that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1

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